Chapter I
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By F. Hopkinson Smith. CALEB WEST, MASTER DIVER. Illustrated. 12mo, $1.50. TOM GROGAN.
The Other Fellow
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Other Fellow is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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By
F.
Hopkinson
Smith.
CALEB
WEST,
MASTER
DIVER.
Illustrated.
12mo,
$1.50.
TOM
GROGAN.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Other Fellow
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Other Fellow is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
By
F.
Hopkinson
Smith.
/baɪ ef ˈhɑːpkɪnsən smɪθ/
Line 2
CALEB
WEST,
MASTER
DIVER.
Line 3
Illustrated.
/ˈɪləstreɪtəd/
Line 4
12mo,
$1.50.
Line 5
TOM
GROGAN.
Learner Dictionary
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
diver
noun
US /ˈdaɪvər/
someone who works underwater
From this reading “CALEB WEST, MASTER DIVER.”
Hopkinson
noun
US /ˈhɑːpkɪnsən/
American Revolutionary leader and patriot; a signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1791)
From this reading “By F. Hopkinson Smith.”
Illustrated
verb
US /ˈɪləstreɪtəd/
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “Illustrated.”
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “CALEB WEST, MASTER DIVER.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “By F. Hopkinson Smith.”
male cat
From this reading “TOM GROGAN.”
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading “CALEB WEST, MASTER DIVER.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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1.50
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From this reading 12mo, $1.50.
12
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From this reading 12mo, $1.50.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By F. Hopkinson Smith.
CALEB
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CALEB WEST, MASTER DIVER.
DIVERnounUS /ˈdaɪvər/
someone who works underwater
From this reading CALEB WEST, MASTER DIVER.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading By F. Hopkinson Smith.
GROGAN
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TOM GROGAN.
HopkinsonnounUS /ˈhɑːpkɪnsən/
American Revolutionary leader and patriot; a signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1791)
From this reading By F. Hopkinson Smith.
IllustratedverbUS /ˈɪləstreɪtəd/
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Illustrated.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading CALEB WEST, MASTER DIVER.
monounUS /moʊ/
an indefinitely short time
From this reading 12mo, $1.50.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading By F. Hopkinson Smith.
male cat
From this reading TOM GROGAN.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading CALEB WEST, MASTER DIVER.
Chapter 1 of The Other Fellow by Francis Hopkinson Smith holds 392 sentences, grouped into 79 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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Vocabulary met early in The Other Fellow
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- Hopkinson
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- Smith
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- Caleb
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- Master
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